The Starters
Michael Kopech seems to be taking turns introducing his rediscovered self to the entire AL Central, following up a bumpy outing against the Angels earlier in the week by showing Detroit the same dominant stuff he’s used to shut down Kansas City and Cleveland in recent weeks. As he did against those two foes, Kopech made it through seven full innings today, probably even leaving some in the tank, departing after 92 pitches, with only a two-run homer from Spencer Torkelson (on a pretty good pitch that got golfed) dinging his final line. Kopech’s fastball averaged a crisp 95.8 mph, still down a notch from when he was tickling triple digits in KC and Cleveland, but it didn’t matter,…
